The Nîmes resident and candidate of the Presidential Majority, Valerie Rouverand, qualified for the second round of the legislative elections in the 1st constituency of Gard.
A “phew” of relief for Valérie Rouverand and her supporters. This Sunday evening, the candidate of the presidential majority came third with 20.10% of the votes, or 11,394 votes, which represents 12.61% of registered voters. Knowing that qualification for the second round is established from 12.5%.
A good score, even better than that of Françoise Dumas, an outgoing MP, who collected 9,200 votes two years ago in the first round of voting. This triangular pattern on the first also echoes those on the third and sixth constituencies. With fewer candidates – 36 in Gard compared to 68 two years ago – and a historic participation of 68.63%, the chance of having triangulars is mechanically stronger.
However, in the evening, MoDem candidate Aurélien Colson announced his withdrawal: “ I got involved in this campaign out of a sense of responsibility. It is the one that drives me by saying that I do not want to contribute in any way to the election of the RN representative in the constituency. Not a single vote for the RN candidate. » In the second round in the sixth constituency, it is therefore an RN duel embodied by Sylvie Josserand and the New Popular Front represented by the related environmentalist candidate Nicolas Cadène which awaits the voters.
Also withdrawing from the third constituency of the Horizons-Majorité presidential candidate, Christian Baume: “ The line given by Édouard Philippe this evening is very clear. Coming third in the ballot against a communist candidate including a socialist substitute, I made the decision not to represent myself in the second round and to withdraw. » The second round will be played between the outgoing deputy Pascale Bordes and the PCF-New Popular Front candidate Sabine Oromi.
In the first constituency, what will Valérie Rouverand do who is facing an Insoumis-New Popular Front candidate, Charles Ménard? “ It seems logical to me that I can fight a Mélenchonist and a Le Penist. I am the only one to represent the republican arc (…) I will be much clearer tomorrow or in a few hours », replies the woman from Nîmes. To be continued.
